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he thanked mrs. obama saying that he's never loved her more. we're back in just a moment. >> a nice picture. >> a great picture. in celebration of over 75 years of our government employees insurance company,or geico. i propose savings for everyone! and political parties that are actual parties! with cake! and presents! too bad nobody could hear me. >>> president obama is reelected to serve a second term as president. seep here embracing vice president joe briden after the elect was called in their favor. they watched results at the fairmont chicago millennium park in chicago. shortly after, mitt romney called the president to concede the race. very exciting overnight. and wrapped up earlier than maybe some thought it was going to. >> we were thinking it was going to be days. >> we never know. anything can happen and we're glad it didn't drag on for days. hopefully, this weather won't drag on for days. >> probably a good thing that the weather arrived the day after the election. otherwise, people would be waiting in line in some really cold temp
he thanked mrs. obama saying that he's never loved her more. we're back in just a moment. >> a nice picture. >> a great picture. in celebration of over 75 years of our government employees insurance company,or geico. i propose savings for everyone! and political parties that are actual parties! with cake! and presents! too bad nobody could hear me. >>> president obama is reelected to serve a second term as president. seep here embracing vice president joe briden after the...
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had his acceptance speech, mr. obama acknowledged that the country is still recovering. >> we have picked ourself up. we have fought our way back. and we know in our hearts that are, for the united states of america, the best is yet to come. come. >> reporter: obama spoke in his hometown of chicago. he thanked vice president biden and former president bill clinton for all of their hard work on the campaign trail. >>> a different scene in boston as mitt romney stood before a disappointed crowd. his concession speech was brief and heartfelt as he congratulated the president and asked auld americans to put partisan bickering aside to help the nation recover. >> we look to job creators of all kinds. we are counting on you to invest, to hire, to step forward. and we looked at democrats and results in government at all levels to put the people before the politics. i believe in america. i believe in the people of america. >> reporter: running mate paul ryan returns to the house of representatives as the chairman of the bu
had his acceptance speech, mr. obama acknowledged that the country is still recovering. >> we have picked ourself up. we have fought our way back. and we know in our hearts that are, for the united states of america, the best is yet to come. come. >> reporter: obama spoke in his hometown of chicago. he thanked vice president biden and former president bill clinton for all of their hard work on the campaign trail. >>> a different scene in boston as mitt romney stood before a...
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springsteen is traveling with mr. obama in air force one n. wisconsin, president obama told voters that average americans won't have equal opportunity in mitt romney's economy. >> tomorrow, you have a choice to make, wisconsin. and this is not just a choice between two candidates and parties, but a choice between two different visions for america. >> all right. >> the choice between returning to the top-down policies that crashed our economy, or a future that is built on providing opportunity to everybody and growing a strong middle class. >> reporter: craig bosswell is live. thank you for joining us. what is the atmosphere like there? >> reporter: besides being very cold, there is certainly excitement, an anticipation, and there is a sense that you're basically at the end of a very, very long tunnel. of course, there is apprehension. they have been working towards this for so long and it's going to stop tonight after the stop in des moineses this evening, president obama arrives here in chicago where he will spend the night in his home and me
springsteen is traveling with mr. obama in air force one n. wisconsin, president obama told voters that average americans won't have equal opportunity in mitt romney's economy. >> tomorrow, you have a choice to make, wisconsin. and this is not just a choice between two candidates and parties, but a choice between two different visions for america. >> all right. >> the choice between returning to the top-down policies that crashed our economy, or a future that is built on...
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victims will get the help they need. >>> mr. obama will hold rallies in wisconsin nevada and colorado today. mitt romney will be campaigning in the battleground state of virginia. >>> breaking news in the penn state sexual abuse case. former penn state president gram graham spanier is expected to be charged today. the paper reports in a grand jury filing last year, he denied being aware of a 1998 university police investigation of jerry sandusky and claimed sandusky was with children in the football locker room showers. >>> fire officials say the large warehouse fire they battled all night long is now out. >> at one point, crews had to be evacuated from the building because of the dangerous conditions. fox 5's melanie alnwick is live at the scene with the latest. >> reporter: they do have it out but we can still see some steam coming off the rooftop this morning. this goes though show you how hot and howen tense the fire was when it got going last night. firefighters say they got the call around 10:30 yesterday evening. -- this
victims will get the help they need. >>> mr. obama will hold rallies in wisconsin nevada and colorado today. mitt romney will be campaigning in the battleground state of virginia. >>> breaking news in the penn state sexual abuse case. former penn state president gram graham spanier is expected to be charged today. the paper reports in a grand jury filing last year, he denied being aware of a 1998 university police investigation of jerry sandusky and claimed sandusky was with...
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-- choice between two different visions for america. >> reporter: former president clinton joining mr. obama, defending his economic plan. >> no one who ever served as president of the united states and no one living within america could have fixed the financial crisis in four years. it is not possible. >> reporter: governor romney holding rallies in four states today, starting in iowa. >> do you think obama care created jobs? did his war on coal and oil and gas create jobs? did the regulations help banks make more loans? >> reporter: romney also campaigning in ohio. no republican has won the white house without winning the buckeye state. >> an eye to eliminating or repairing any that are killing jobs. >> reporter: vice president joe biden in ohio, and paul ryan in minnesota and ohio. steve brown, fox news. >>> mark plotkin joins us now. good to see you. >> good to be back. >> ohio, ohio, ohio. it's looking like that is where it election will be decided, why? >> it's 18 electoral votes, and they have a real record, the former package, previous package said no republican has ever been
-- choice between two different visions for america. >> reporter: former president clinton joining mr. obama, defending his economic plan. >> no one who ever served as president of the united states and no one living within america could have fixed the financial crisis in four years. it is not possible. >> reporter: governor romney holding rallies in four states today, starting in iowa. >> do you think obama care created jobs? did his war on coal and oil and gas create...
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it's a foregone conclusion that mr. obama has been reelected but there is an awful lot of soul searching and self-evaluation that the gop has to do in the face of a defeat. this is two times in a row that they have gone south to the democrat barack obama, first john mccain in 2008 and now mitt romney. there will be questions about what the republican agenda -- what the republican national committee platform should look like in the weeks and months ahead. there is a 2414 midterm ahead. there is an open presidential race four years from now. joe biden has said his political career and final campaign has not yet happened. there are lots of democrats who have been sniffing around in iowa and new hampshire wondering whether or not they should spend a considerable amount of time there this upcoming calendar year, which is to say, thinking about a run in four years. now that romney who won't be president, all of those that weren't picked, rubio, christie, paul ryan, the running mate, all of them will be looking forward to an o
it's a foregone conclusion that mr. obama has been reelected but there is an awful lot of soul searching and self-evaluation that the gop has to do in the face of a defeat. this is two times in a row that they have gone south to the democrat barack obama, first john mccain in 2008 and now mitt romney. there will be questions about what the republican agenda -- what the republican national committee platform should look like in the weeks and months ahead. there is a 2414 midterm ahead. there is...
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one that mr. obama won in 2008. the republicans have felt very strongly about ever since. virginia still out there. particularly watching le sterfield county a litt west of d.c. a state where republicans historically have to overperform and get lots of votes in that one county. right now mr. romney is here john ess than w mccain was in 2008. not a good sign in old dominion. in ohio the romney campaign is looking for a big turn-out in southern ohio from coal country in the east on the pennsylvania, west virginia side to hamilton county cincinnati on the western side. with a big turn-out they may be able to overcome what is a substantial democratic turn-out in the northern part of the state around toledo where the detroit bail-out politics played very heavy. they keep watching and waiting recognizing that florida, ohio and virginia as they go, perhaps so goes the country, shep. >> carl cameron, thanks very much. let's get to chicago now and ed a nry following the obam campaign. of the battleground states, three of them are called. pennsylvania, michigan, wisconsin. all for p
one that mr. obama won in 2008. the republicans have felt very strongly about ever since. virginia still out there. particularly watching le sterfield county a litt west of d.c. a state where republicans historically have to overperform and get lots of votes in that one county. right now mr. romney is here john ess than w mccain was in 2008. not a good sign in old dominion. in ohio the romney campaign is looking for a big turn-out in southern ohio from coal country in the east on the...
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>> if obama wins virginia two or 3-points lease likely to -- he's likely to drag mr. allen across. allens a polls say he's up one. i think this will be a nail biter race like the presidential race. i think it could be a possible split. if there was a split in the vote, i think the better vote would be romney/kaine. >> people want to believe that you want the job. i think that was one of the problems the president faced in the first debate. came in strong in the subsequent debates. i think there's been some concern about how committed george allen is to wanting this job. whereas kaine has been out there working hard, including in very red parts of the state, talking about how as governor he was able to work with republicans in the legislature. will be down to the wire. >> for those watching at home, really the key i think is to watch prince williams county. whichever candidate has won that county has gone on to win. >> yeah. i would say the one stat to look at in virginia is the gender gap. i think if mitt romney is able to close what was a gap in virginia, i think that's his best c
>> if obama wins virginia two or 3-points lease likely to -- he's likely to drag mr. allen across. allens a polls say he's up one. i think this will be a nail biter race like the presidential race. i think it could be a possible split. if there was a split in the vote, i think the better vote would be romney/kaine. >> people want to believe that you want the job. i think that was one of the problems the president faced in the first debate. came in strong in the subsequent debates. i...
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. >> mr. obama's hair ready for election night? >> it will be. >> so may see him before the election? >> he'll be ready. >> mitt romney is campaigning in cleveland and pittsburgh today. and still ahead, a look at how wall street will likely react to the outcome of the presidential race. live to the fox business network after the break. >> first, though, time for our facebook fan of the day. today we say hello to david williams. david says he loves waking up to fox 5 morning news everyday. for your chance to be the fan of the day, go to facebook and leave a comment under david's picture. hope you are having a good day. ♪ ♪ we were skipping stones ♪ and letting go ♪ over the river and down the road ♪ [ female announcer ] at nature valley, we know nature comes together in amazing ways. that's why we bring together natural ingredients, like dark chocolate with toasted oats, or sweet golden honey. perfect combinations of nature's delicious ingredients, from nature valley. ♪ ♪ i was thinking that i hope this never ends ♪
. >> mr. obama's hair ready for election night? >> it will be. >> so may see him before the election? >> he'll be ready. >> mitt romney is campaigning in cleveland and pittsburgh today. and still ahead, a look at how wall street will likely react to the outcome of the presidential race. live to the fox business network after the break. >> first, though, time for our facebook fan of the day. today we say hello to david williams. david says he loves waking up...
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. >> and lastly, 20 seconds here, a bit of levity from the obama campaign, talk being shaving mustache. >> david axelrod said, mark his word, if michigan, minnesota or, we talked about pennsylvania go to mr. romney, he would shave his mustache off. >> fox 5 political analyst mark plotkin. >>> thousands of d.c. residents received text messages from people that urge them to vote for mitt romney. the texts are not breaking any laws because they are sent in e- mails and then converted to text messages. but, still, people want to know how the company got their phone numbers. >> it's pretty simple. they can just, you know -- it's cheap enough to send these e- mails. can you do it for a fraction of the penny per message that they can just pick a range of numbers and just blast them out and, it's even -- if even half of them gets to some of these eyeballs by the end of the day, that's worth it to them. >> mike debonis tried to reach out to the advertising company but he did not receive a return phone call. >>> you decide 2012 airs every weekday right here on fox 5. we are focusing on both loca
. >> and lastly, 20 seconds here, a bit of levity from the obama campaign, talk being shaving mustache. >> david axelrod said, mark his word, if michigan, minnesota or, we talked about pennsylvania go to mr. romney, he would shave his mustache off. >> fox 5 political analyst mark plotkin. >>> thousands of d.c. residents received text messages from people that urge them to vote for mitt romney. the texts are not breaking any laws because they are sent in e- mails and...
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at his campaign headquarters in chicago this afternoon, mr. obama thanked staff and supporters. this, after a night of emotional celebration in his hometown of chicago, 20,000 turned out, shedding tears and sharing hugs. >> a long campaign is now over. and whether i earned your vote or not, i have listened to you. i have learned from you. and you have made me a better president. michelle, i have never loved you more. >> reporter: mixed with a little bit of humor aimed at his daughters. >> i am so proud of you guys, but i will say for now, one dog is enough. >> reporter: the president held almost 2,000 campaign events, logging miles on air force one, the candidates spending the most money in history. it is a victory at times seeming impossible, given the anemic economy, and sharply divided electorate. >> this disruptive debate here on capitol hill. >> reporter: mr. obama seemed to recognize the new urgency for bipartisanship. >> i am looking forward to reaching out and working with both parties to meet the challenges we can only solve together. >> reporter: even pledging to accom
at his campaign headquarters in chicago this afternoon, mr. obama thanked staff and supporters. this, after a night of emotional celebration in his hometown of chicago, 20,000 turned out, shedding tears and sharing hugs. >> a long campaign is now over. and whether i earned your vote or not, i have listened to you. i have learned from you. and you have made me a better president. michelle, i have never loved you more. >> reporter: mixed with a little bit of humor aimed at his...
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i'm not entirely convinced it will be at this juncture as i say mr obama doesn't really engage by the economy he doesn't really understand the economy and actually overall i'm not necessarily sure that the biggest feelings are necessarily full with those two particular gentleman i'm not sure they're absolutely scintillating really brilliant at what they've done but nonetheless they've essentially followed the same orthodoxy that are amongst the central bankers and tracery secretaries at the moment to reduce the treasury secretaries and central bankers their reputations of taking a terrible knocking of the last four or five years because they don't really speak to know what they're doing as a collective group like a pathway thank you very much indeed for your time today that's all we've got time for. thank you for your time we're going to rock on and check out the markets and see what's going on we'll start with the u.s. and they are indeed responding to the election of barack obama as we've been stag and it's deep losses but the act is as concerned over the impending fiscal crisis dom
i'm not entirely convinced it will be at this juncture as i say mr obama doesn't really engage by the economy he doesn't really understand the economy and actually overall i'm not necessarily sure that the biggest feelings are necessarily full with those two particular gentleman i'm not sure they're absolutely scintillating really brilliant at what they've done but nonetheless they've essentially followed the same orthodoxy that are amongst the central bankers and tracery secretaries at the...
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mr. obama talked to the israeli prime minister to get update on the situation. many analysts say unless there is a cease-fire in 48 hours it's uncertain there will be an escalation. shannon? >> shannon: david lee miller live in israel. thank you. we are going to look at the reasons that israel is striking back against gaza furiously right now. national security correspondent jennifer griffin puts the story in per speculative. >> the gaza conflict may be phase one as they prepare for strike against iran nuclear program. conventioconventional wisdom isy will strike back. >> our problem is not our border with gaza, but other country's boarder with gaza. access of the arms that come from iran through sudan. among rockets fired at us come directly from iran. we know the hamster rorrist trained with iranians. strong connection. >> they can reach tel aviv and jerusalem from gaza. in the past year, they smuggled components for the rocket through tunnels from each of the desert to gaza. >> they are iranian made. 100 of them were imported via sudan. this only took one pro
mr. obama talked to the israeli prime minister to get update on the situation. many analysts say unless there is a cease-fire in 48 hours it's uncertain there will be an escalation. shannon? >> shannon: david lee miller live in israel. thank you. we are going to look at the reasons that israel is striking back against gaza furiously right now. national security correspondent jennifer griffin puts the story in per speculative. >> the gaza conflict may be phase one as they prepare for...
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just how and mr. obama defied history to win, even though u.s. unemployment is so high, is something that joe benson knows something about. and he was mr. obama's chief pollster in 2008 and in this recent election. he joins me now. >> how much more did you know that the american public knew going into the election on tuesday? >> when you are pulling in a presidential campaign, you ought to have a lot of confidence in your numbers. my wife and kids were joking with me that they saw me more relaxed than they've ever seen me before any election. i think we we had a hard-bought, close campaign, but we were confident that we will -- hard- fought close campaign, but we knew we were going to get the numbers that we needed. >> there has been a lot of conversation about the number of hispanic and african-american voters, the number of women who turned out for president obama. yousuf it was something else that gave him victory. >> -- you said it was something else that gave him victory. >> i think it was something else. he has always talked about the value
just how and mr. obama defied history to win, even though u.s. unemployment is so high, is something that joe benson knows something about. and he was mr. obama's chief pollster in 2008 and in this recent election. he joins me now. >> how much more did you know that the american public knew going into the election on tuesday? >> when you are pulling in a presidential campaign, you ought to have a lot of confidence in your numbers. my wife and kids were joking with me that they saw...
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well that's a that's a very interesting question because i mean first of all i would argue that mr obama isn't a very popular man and he's been elected by about fifty three fifty four percent of the electorate and then reelected by fifty percent of it in his first term he was going to be the great amount of hope and she and should do all sorts of different things what we've seen in the last six or nine months has been an incredibly bitter campaign by somebody who's been very very keen to be divisive across america and really therefore what are we looking at in economic terms i think we're not going to see any great difference because actually mr of obama just dogs not get the economy he doesn't understand and he doesn't seem particularly interested in it and during the course of the next four years he's simply not going to have any degree of the economic power to move forward in the way that he would like which is essentially spending more government money away because. there isn't really any more government money to spend and second of all because anyway the republicans still control co
well that's a that's a very interesting question because i mean first of all i would argue that mr obama isn't a very popular man and he's been elected by about fifty three fifty four percent of the electorate and then reelected by fifty percent of it in his first term he was going to be the great amount of hope and she and should do all sorts of different things what we've seen in the last six or nine months has been an incredibly bitter campaign by somebody who's been very very keen to be...
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mr. obama and mr. romney now tied in the electoral vote race to 270 with wisconsin now in the president's column. so we were looking at the swing states, those battleground states that could go either way and we were looking at those tabulated votes. the state of florida, we were just showing you, is nearly tied with 282% of the vote counted. let's look at the second-largest of those swing states, the state of ohio. 36% of the vote has been counted. mr. obama out to an early lead. north carolina also very close. 75% of the vote has been counted in north carolina. a hard fought state. the unemployment rate there is still 9.6%, well over the national average. mitt romney with a lead there in north carolina. looking at the state of virginia, 52% of the vote in virginia has been counted. mitt romney out with a lead there. we have breaking news. president obama cbs news projects will carry the state of new hampshire. this is the first of the swing states, the nine battleground states that will decide this e
mr. obama and mr. romney now tied in the electoral vote race to 270 with wisconsin now in the president's column. so we were looking at the swing states, those battleground states that could go either way and we were looking at those tabulated votes. the state of florida, we were just showing you, is nearly tied with 282% of the vote counted. let's look at the second-largest of those swing states, the state of ohio. 36% of the vote has been counted. mr. obama out to an early lead. north...
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well it's a sign of the times isn't it mr obama certainly has not made a secret of the pivot of america and from a military source perspective to asia and look it's an opportunity i think the obama administration would say here is a state that has clearly made its own pivot toward the west and toward america and although mr obama might be criticized in some quarters by perhaps rewarding them too soon by actually going and paying them a visit i think mr obama wants to make sure that they get to the finish line the finish line in this case being come over to our corner you've been in china's corner for a long enough so how will china particularly bearing in mind it's got a new leadership how will they respond to that. well first of all i'm not so sure that the quote new leadership in china is all that news most of it is composed of very conservative elements who are not likely to change very much from from what was china of the past i think china's got a dilemma here because on one hand they could be antagonistic toward the pivot and make an enemy but i don't think that's likely to happen
well it's a sign of the times isn't it mr obama certainly has not made a secret of the pivot of america and from a military source perspective to asia and look it's an opportunity i think the obama administration would say here is a state that has clearly made its own pivot toward the west and toward america and although mr obama might be criticized in some quarters by perhaps rewarding them too soon by actually going and paying them a visit i think mr obama wants to make sure that they get to...
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when mr. obama was the inseverable overachiever in the early political race his friends were infuriated but even those loyal to mr. obama say that his quest for excellence can bring him to cockiness and you overestimates his ability so what does one predicted a second term for barack obama particularly with these qualities of character? he most recently exhibited the combination of moving to the center while preaching of the class warfare targeting the wealthy with more taxes. the speaker of the house john boehner says that he backed away from an agreed compromise on raising the debt limit. an article in "the new york times" magazine tends to support that charge the reason he painted a picture of obama standing firm and the negotiations as the apparent requirement for the resolution of the legislation approaches the end as it appears that even more are being forecast for the next congress if it will take an unusually skillful second term president to deliver solutions to the financial problems
when mr. obama was the inseverable overachiever in the early political race his friends were infuriated but even those loyal to mr. obama say that his quest for excellence can bring him to cockiness and you overestimates his ability so what does one predicted a second term for barack obama particularly with these qualities of character? he most recently exhibited the combination of moving to the center while preaching of the class warfare targeting the wealthy with more taxes. the speaker of...
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but mr. obama was silent on allen. the same f.b.i. investigation uncovered e-mails between allen and a socialite, jill kelly, who hosted functions for central command in tampa, where both petraeus and allen had worked. based on those e-mails, mr. obama placed allen's nomination to nato on hold. bob orr has our story tonight from washington. >> reporter: the career of general john allen hinges on the content of some 200 e-mails he exchanged with jill kelly. sources say allen was confronted with some of the e-mails by the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff martin dempsey. allen's attorney late today issued a statement saying general allen intends to fully cooperate with the inspector general investigators and directed his staff to do the same. allen has told officials he's done nothing wrong and has written nothing to kelly that would preclude his nomination. officials have characterized the communications with kelly as flirtatious, saying they contain nothing of an explicit sexual nature. but one official said the e- mails, if made
but mr. obama was silent on allen. the same f.b.i. investigation uncovered e-mails between allen and a socialite, jill kelly, who hosted functions for central command in tampa, where both petraeus and allen had worked. based on those e-mails, mr. obama placed allen's nomination to nato on hold. bob orr has our story tonight from washington. >> reporter: the career of general john allen hinges on the content of some 200 e-mails he exchanged with jill kelly. sources say allen was confronted...
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[applause] >> mr. obama needs all the star power he can get. this election is very, very close. americans are deeply divided on mr. obama's record and not sure they believe that america's economy is mending. >> we have made real progress, ohio, but the reason why we're sheer because we have got more work to do. >> the republican challenger was in ohio, too. mitt romney's supporters are energizesed. but do voters trust his pitch of markets to heal the american economy or sound a bit like the economics that caused the crash? >> talk is cheap but a record is real and it's earned. change can't be measured in speeches. it's measured in results. >> so the political future of barack obama now hangs in the balance. has he done enough to persuade voters he deserves another four years in the big house behind me or will he find his name added to the sorry list of one-term presidents. >> mr. obama has argued furiously for his second term and seems now to hold a narrow lead in the polls but the challenger, mitt romney says he is confident he can snatch the presidency from obama and return am
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romney mocked mr. obama for this proposal he outlined earlier. >> i said i want to consolidate the government agencies, we should have one secretary of business, instead of nine different departments. >> we don't need the secretary of business to understand business. we need a president who understands business. and i do. >> reporter: this afternoon in richmond, mr. romney called on supporters to give to the red cross but was interrupted by protesters. >> that is what caused this monster storm. >> reporter: at the center of the response to the storm, new york city's mayor michael bloomberg said that climate change contributed to the storm, and endorsed mr. obama as the best candidate to tackle the climate change, saying he could still inspire the hope he did four years ago, despite what mr. bloomberg called a disappointing four year term. and brian, there is still one significant event, tomorrow, the last monthly unemployment report, before the election. >> peter alexander, in virginia, thank you. with
romney mocked mr. obama for this proposal he outlined earlier. >> i said i want to consolidate the government agencies, we should have one secretary of business, instead of nine different departments. >> we don't need the secretary of business to understand business. we need a president who understands business. and i do. >> reporter: this afternoon in richmond, mr. romney called on supporters to give to the red cross but was interrupted by protesters. >> that is what...
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mitt romney, campaigning in wisconsin, trying to erode mr. obama's support in the midwest. he took the job's numbers as support for the central plank of his campaign, but the u.s. economy has failed to recover. >> he said he was going to focus on creating jobs. instead he focused on obamacare, which killed jobs. he said he was going to cut the federal deficit in half, and then he doubled it. he said he was going to lower the unemployment rate down to 5.2% right now. today we learned that it's actually 7.9%, and that's nine million jobs short of what he promised. >> mr. romney's campaign is snapping at the heels of the incumbent president. his campaign organizers say they can and will win, but they can win only if they take the vital swing states of florida, virginia and ohio. anything less than the prospects receive for them. >> this race is very, very close. it may confound pollsters and pundits alike. it's not clear how or if hurricane sandy will affect the results, but i think we can venture this far -- president obama appears to be holding on to a very narrow lead. adam
mitt romney, campaigning in wisconsin, trying to erode mr. obama's support in the midwest. he took the job's numbers as support for the central plank of his campaign, but the u.s. economy has failed to recover. >> he said he was going to focus on creating jobs. instead he focused on obamacare, which killed jobs. he said he was going to cut the federal deficit in half, and then he doubled it. he said he was going to lower the unemployment rate down to 5.2% right now. today we learned that...
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later mr. obama is expected to address the entire nation of myanmar. this trip has been criticized by some who believe it's too soon. this is part of the administration's plan to try and encourage birma as it was known to continue with the reforms. the united states has reinstated its ambassador to myanmar and has been rolling back economic sanctions on this country to now encourage is civilian governments. it's not just the united states that's been rolling back these economic sanctions that were in place for many, many years. the union announced there could be easing of sanctions. what is interesting to note is that mr. obama is visiting asia during a very difficult time in the middle east and also while he is engaged in very difficult negotiations with conservatives, congressional republicans over the looming fiscal cliff which takes effect january 1st. there's been some criticism of mr. obama of taking this trip against the background of domestic issues as well as the conflict in gaza. nonetheless, the administration says this is part of the long t
later mr. obama is expected to address the entire nation of myanmar. this trip has been criticized by some who believe it's too soon. this is part of the administration's plan to try and encourage birma as it was known to continue with the reforms. the united states has reinstated its ambassador to myanmar and has been rolling back economic sanctions on this country to now encourage is civilian governments. it's not just the united states that's been rolling back these economic sanctions that...
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this is how the night has ended so far with mr. obama coming in with 50% of the popular vote. not much separates him in terms of the popular vote between mr. romney and mr. obama, but he did win the popular vote as well as the electoral vote. >> and that was up for grabs for several hours. the popular vote was sitting with mr. romney. now the president has both. people across the bay area has been watching chosely as the results came in. we're with the republican party. but let's check in with joe vasquez who is with the democrats in san fransisco. are they partied out already? >> reporter: the crowd has diminished since obama's speech wound down. there were hundreds of people here and they had a war room as they were calling it around the country to drive out the vote. let me show you video of what happened just after the 8:00 hour just as the returns started coming in from the west, and it became apparent after california, oregon, and ohio started getting called, these folks were cheering, there were tears and hugs. i spoke to one lady who was crying who told me she was very
this is how the night has ended so far with mr. obama coming in with 50% of the popular vote. not much separates him in terms of the popular vote between mr. romney and mr. obama, but he did win the popular vote as well as the electoral vote. >> and that was up for grabs for several hours. the popular vote was sitting with mr. romney. now the president has both. people across the bay area has been watching chosely as the results came in. we're with the republican party. but let's check in...
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obama's executive action. now, with the election over, some republicans are weighing if the time is right to attempt to pass this by the end. year. >> rubio says conservatives must better explain that they are for illegal immigration system that works. >> it's really hard to get people to listen to you on economic growth, on tax rates, on health care if they think you want to deport your grandmother. it's come mmon sense how you portray. >> with latinos voting in 2008 they're clearly becoming a more political force. >> i think what was encredibly encouraging was to say a significant increase in latino turnout. >> mitt romney received only 27% of the latino vote, the worst g.o.p. showing since 1996 prompting for some, a sense of urgency about outreach. >> it's only a matter of time where you can't win an election without the hispanic vote. i see good signs that conservatives are paying attention, that they need to speak to the hispanic community. >> congressional sources know that the congressional action was o
obama's executive action. now, with the election over, some republicans are weighing if the time is right to attempt to pass this by the end. year. >> rubio says conservatives must better explain that they are for illegal immigration system that works. >> it's really hard to get people to listen to you on economic growth, on tax rates, on health care if they think you want to deport your grandmother. it's come mmon sense how you portray. >> with latinos voting in 2008 they're...
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. >> as you said mr. obama spending election day in chicago. mark matthews with more on the day and some bay area members of his campaign. >> they arrived this morning after a flurry of last minute campaigning throughout several battle ground states. in his old chicago neighborhood of hid park he stopped by a campaign office to thank volunteers. >> we've got to round up the votes. >> did he phone calling himself. >> you've got to tell the team i appreciate it. >> then, told reporter ez wanted to congratulate mitt romney on a hard fought campaign. >> i know his supporters are just as enthusiastic as we are today. we feel confident we've got the vos to win. it's going to depend on whether votes turn out so i ñ encourage tofsh make sure you exercise this precious right that we have, that people fought hard for us to have. >> he then retreated to play his election day basketball game. california attorney general harris arrived in chicago and he has been taking a bus tour through ohio. this video posted from you tube, yesterday we're told she was i
. >> as you said mr. obama spending election day in chicago. mark matthews with more on the day and some bay area members of his campaign. >> they arrived this morning after a flurry of last minute campaigning throughout several battle ground states. in his old chicago neighborhood of hid park he stopped by a campaign office to thank volunteers. >> we've got to round up the votes. >> did he phone calling himself. >> you've got to tell the team i appreciate it....
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itas mr. obama who delivered his final preelection speech. this year virginia had to make do. >> there is no quit in america and never has been. >> romney hits four states and just added two more on election day. ohio and pennsylvania. a last minute effort to broaden the battleground. romney's closing argument that his victory will bring real change from day 1. and president obama has failed to deliver. >> you hope president obama would live up to his promise to bring people together. he hasn't. i will. >> 9news now. >> in most of the national polls, the candidates are in nearly a dead heat. obama leads romney 48.8% to 48.1%. >> bruce johnson. four years ago when obama became the first african american to win the white house, the crowds on the street erupted and the celebrations went well into the night. >> also had to do with being able to exhale. we were done with bush. >> thousands will gather tomorrow in the restaurant to watch the results. >> i think we'll be prepared to make our toast at around 10:30, 11:00. >> other supporters are hope
itas mr. obama who delivered his final preelection speech. this year virginia had to make do. >> there is no quit in america and never has been. >> romney hits four states and just added two more on election day. ohio and pennsylvania. a last minute effort to broaden the battleground. romney's closing argument that his victory will bring real change from day 1. and president obama has failed to deliver. >> you hope president obama would live up to his promise to bring people...
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mr. obama, compromise involves you suggest a higher number. you move up and they move down until both sides reach agreement. compromise. i wonder about that as well. i know the president wants to walk the line. i'm glad he also said that he's open to other ideas as long as the numbers add up. and then there was this from alfred. is the president aware if he raises the tax rate on capitol gains, dividends and interest, he will raise taxes on the middle class? they are the ones who have invested in america and retirees and those making less than $250,000 annually who depend on those returns to supplement their income. it is a decent point. from what i can determine, the president's plan would raise the gains rate from 15% to 20%. the whole idea being that the very rich who make all of their money from investments and interest ought not be paying a rate so much lower than the people who take home their money in a salary. is there a way to insulate the middle class from that change? sure. mitt romney wanted to eliminate taxes for anybody making un
mr. obama, compromise involves you suggest a higher number. you move up and they move down until both sides reach agreement. compromise. i wonder about that as well. i know the president wants to walk the line. i'm glad he also said that he's open to other ideas as long as the numbers add up. and then there was this from alfred. is the president aware if he raises the tax rate on capitol gains, dividends and interest, he will raise taxes on the middle class? they are the ones who have invested...
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most of the bay area went for mr. obama. there was one county in southern california if i can get this to shrink here, boy show it to you. san bernardino county, i promise this is going to work. okay? right here... well, numbers don'ts come up. technology not working for us here. san bernardino county goes for republican candidates. in this case, even san bernardino county went for mr. obama. it, all just goes to show how unpredictable this can be on election night. >> we're glad that that worked smoothly last night. >> the viral video you just can't touch. the president chanlz mchl c hammer racking up hits. we'll have more of this video up next. >> i'm still taking your questions on twitter and facebook. over on twitter at m finney i'll answer questions here live in just a little bit. >> looking towards angel island, we're seeing clouds and sunshine. clouds about to become predominant feature, i'll have the accu-weather forecast coming up. >> taking a look at traffic right now on the san nayo bridge. you can see sun peeking
most of the bay area went for mr. obama. there was one county in southern california if i can get this to shrink here, boy show it to you. san bernardino county, i promise this is going to work. okay? right here... well, numbers don'ts come up. technology not working for us here. san bernardino county goes for republican candidates. in this case, even san bernardino county went for mr. obama. it, all just goes to show how unpredictable this can be on election night. >> we're glad that...
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is he president obama on first reference and then mr. obama after that and we give similar respect to every president. we also respect your opinion and your ideas. the address here? mailbag@wusa9.com. well, that is our report. i'll be right back here at 11:00 along with anita brikman and topper shutt and don't forget we've got one of russ ptacek's food investigations tonight. you don't want to miss it. log on any time at www.wusa9.com. we'll see you a bit later. bye bye. ♪ "e.t." >>> um, i got my results back and they were not good. >>> "dancing with the stars'" co-host brooke burke charvet is battling cancer. how serious is the diagnosis? >> i'm going to have a nice, big scar right here across my neck. >> "e.t." with the first reactions from her dancing family. >> my heart goes out to her. i know that she's going be fine. she's a strong girl. >>> the stage mom under fire. new video of the troubled teen. and what the court documents reveal. >>> then -- >> justin bieber and the victoria's secret angels bring storm relief to new york cit
is he president obama on first reference and then mr. obama after that and we give similar respect to every president. we also respect your opinion and your ideas. the address here? mailbag@wusa9.com. well, that is our report. i'll be right back here at 11:00 along with anita brikman and topper shutt and don't forget we've got one of russ ptacek's food investigations tonight. you don't want to miss it. log on any time at www.wusa9.com. we'll see you a bit later. bye bye. ♪ "e.t."...
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obama had in place w superlative.e. he got out his base, and as a conseqequence, r romney lost b by very small amounts in virginia and florida. what i missed, what rove wou admit that he missed, is that romney would have e lost no matter whatat. even if he had won the popular te he would have lt ohioio and at the e election. >> i covered both sides s with their ground game. on tuesday night, mitt romney's people were looking at the burgeoning n numbers and were very helpful. they were calling me all night saying that "we are doing greaeat in coal country, significantly multiplied since when john mccain ran for office." there were other place parts of the statehere there was betttter turnout for romney did they were very helpful. but ththey also thought that the turnout would not be as strtrong for young voters suppororting obama, bck voters supporting a,. -- obama. in the e, when fairfax county and alexandria votes cacame in, that is where theyere wrong. >> a lot of common n interests between the romney campaign in virg
obama had in place w superlative.e. he got out his base, and as a conseqequence, r romney lost b by very small amounts in virginia and florida. what i missed, what rove wou admit that he missed, is that romney would have e lost no matter whatat. even if he had won the popular te he would have lt ohioio and at the e election. >> i covered both sides s with their ground game. on tuesday night, mitt romney's people were looking at the burgeoning n numbers and were very helpful. they were...
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mr. obama brings up the clinton years at every rally. >> we tried our ideas, they worked. middle class grew, america prospered, deficits became surpluses. we tried their ideas, incomes went down, deficit blew up. >> reporter: obama officials revealed this weekend that campaign workers have registered 1.8 million new voters in key battleground states. double the number they registered before the '08 election. they say those new voters plus apparent early voting leads in ohio, florida, iowa and nevada will put them over the top. mr. obama told a crowd of 23,000 in hollywood, florida, it's all up to them now. >> you know what i believe, you know where i stand. and you know that no matter what happens, i'll fight for you and your family every single day as hard as i know how. >> reporter: president obama will spend the last day of his last campaign in three midwest states, iowa, ohio and wisconsin. he said today that at this stage in the race he is merely a prop. and that the real stars of this drama are his get out the vote teams and the voters themselves, jeff. >> jeff: nanc
mr. obama brings up the clinton years at every rally. >> we tried our ideas, they worked. middle class grew, america prospered, deficits became surpluses. we tried their ideas, incomes went down, deficit blew up. >> reporter: obama officials revealed this weekend that campaign workers have registered 1.8 million new voters in key battleground states. double the number they registered before the '08 election. they say those new voters plus apparent early voting leads in ohio,...
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you're going to be safe. >> reporter: today mr. obama was back in campaign mode deriding governor romney's promise to bring change to washington. >> another $5 trillion tax cut that favors the wealthy isn't change. turning medicare into a voucher is change, but we don't want that change. >> reporter: the president's schedule over the next five days tells you a lot about his strategy. he'll be spending a great deal of time in ohio and wisconsin trying to build a midwest firewall to prevent governor romney from reaching 270 electoral votes. >> we really can't have four more years like the last four years. i know that the obama folks are chanting four more years. our chant is five more days. >> reporter: at a rally in virginia a campaign cheer was also a reminder of how little time is left. >> five more days. five more days. >> reporter: before the hurricane romney had momentum. the race was in a dead heat and he was tied or within striking distance. but the storm knocked him off the front pages at a crucial time in the race. on monda
you're going to be safe. >> reporter: today mr. obama was back in campaign mode deriding governor romney's promise to bring change to washington. >> another $5 trillion tax cut that favors the wealthy isn't change. turning medicare into a voucher is change, but we don't want that change. >> reporter: the president's schedule over the next five days tells you a lot about his strategy. he'll be spending a great deal of time in ohio and wisconsin trying to build a midwest...
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aides and friends sng f so in intervito mr obama's own words of praise and the russians sng f it best. he is a perpetual acatiring overachiever. as he faces off with mitt romney, mumi obamas. and fear of losing is in over3 ive. he is craficing for debate against an opponent, called ineto frantic pace to narrow the gap with mr. romney and embracing do anything it takes of an increasingly contentious campai a . even by the standarmpl of political worlds mr. obama's obsession with virtuosity, proving hiublielf the best, are remarkable. those close to him say -- critics call it arrogance -- when mr. obama was derided as an overachiever in an eao ny political race his friends were infuriated. even those lbutal to onne iobam say his quest for excellence can lead into cockiness and he tenml to overestimate his capability. so what should one predict a ort a second term for baracversobam? particularly with these qualities of character? he most recently exhibited a combination of moving to the center while some hnove detecte his class warfare, targeting the weast of the house john boehner state
aides and friends sng f so in intervito mr obama's own words of praise and the russians sng f it best. he is a perpetual acatiring overachiever. as he faces off with mitt romney, mumi obamas. and fear of losing is in over3 ive. he is craficing for debate against an opponent, called ineto frantic pace to narrow the gap with mr. romney and embracing do anything it takes of an increasingly contentious campai a . even by the standarmpl of political worlds mr. obama's obsession with virtuosity,...
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obama, he likened politics to o sports. let's begin with mr. romney. >> this campaign process goes on a couple of years, lots of flights, lots of trips and what i found that surprised me is the more events i did, the more energy i seemed to get. >> in sports, it's about winning championships. interesting, in politics, it's not winning elections. it's making sure that you're delivering for the folks who sent you. >> later the president predicted a super bowl win for his chicago bears and governor romney jokingly took credit for two new england patriots super bowl victories. little bit of fun there too. countries around the world pay more attention to the american presidential election than you might think. nbc's michelle kosinski is live in london for morton that. good morning. >> the u.s. election is a top story today outside the u.s. with coverage all over television, newspapers and websites. extremely thorough and extensive. in fact, virtually every foreign news organization has on its website a prom gent section devoted to the u.s. election.
obama, he likened politics to o sports. let's begin with mr. romney. >> this campaign process goes on a couple of years, lots of flights, lots of trips and what i found that surprised me is the more events i did, the more energy i seemed to get. >> in sports, it's about winning championships. interesting, in politics, it's not winning elections. it's making sure that you're delivering for the folks who sent you. >> later the president predicted a super bowl win for his chicago...
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it simply says, "obama's night," right there at the top of the page. a smiling mr. obama yesterday in one of the campaign offices near his home in chicago. >> and over on the left coast, the "l.a. times" says "obama again. the swing states stealing the second term." a nice little thumbs-up from the president there. >> absolutely. and this one here from "the washington post," a simple headline, which simply says, "obama wins." so you see it right there. they did a bunch of local interviews and asked him, were you really emotional and/or was it just cold? he kind of said it was a mix of both. he was in iowa giving a speech. so it was a mix of emotions and cold winds blowing in his face a little bit, but clearly he's a little emotional tonight. >> and leave it to "the new york post" for this one. "barack for more." back for more, get it? >> they did not endorse him. that was interesting. that's the front page of "the post" this morning. it's the talk of the country. it will be for the next few days as america kind of settles in and gets past an eternal and very divisiv
it simply says, "obama's night," right there at the top of the page. a smiling mr. obama yesterday in one of the campaign offices near his home in chicago. >> and over on the left coast, the "l.a. times" says "obama again. the swing states stealing the second term." a nice little thumbs-up from the president there. >> absolutely. and this one here from "the washington post," a simple headline, which simply says, "obama wins." so you...
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. >> reporter: mr. obama signed legislation extending the bush- era tax cuts two years ago, including those affecting the wealthy, but he said today things are different this time. >> well, two years ago, the economy was in a different situation. we were still very much in the early parts of recovering from the worst economic crisis since the great depression. but what i said at the time is what i meant, which is this was a one-time proposition. and you know, what i have told leaders privately as well as publicly is that we cannot afford to extend the bush tax cuts for the wealthy. what we can do is make sure that middle-class taxes don't go up. mandate, i've got one mandate. i've got a mandate to help middle-class families and families that are working hard to try to get into the middle class. that's my mandate. that's what the american people said. they said, "work really hard to help us." that's my mandate. i don't presume that because i won an election, that everybody suddenly agrees with me on any.
. >> reporter: mr. obama signed legislation extending the bush- era tax cuts two years ago, including those affecting the wealthy, but he said today things are different this time. >> well, two years ago, the economy was in a different situation. we were still very much in the early parts of recovering from the worst economic crisis since the great depression. but what i said at the time is what i meant, which is this was a one-time proposition. and you know, what i have told...
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completely impossible to say what, that an issue like fiscal policy won the election for mr. obama. that's just the most amazing nonsense i've ever heard in my life. but, also, the whole point of the fiscal cliff is it to reduce the deficit. now, you're going to say, we're going to add a deficit? in that case, let's leave taxes low, let's keep spending high, i mean, the whole idea is we've got to stop this out of control deficit, this out of control debt. what senator schumer is proposing is exactly the wrong idea. >> a now entitlements leave them alone and dagen, go on and on and on. >> the argument we need to stimulate growth. you'll hurt growth if you raise taxes and it gets back to what we've seen all along, we will raise your taxes 'cause we, the government, and the lawmakers, can spend your money better than you can spend it yourself, because they know better. it doesn't make any sense. it's upside down, backwards, like spinning around and around logic and that's the way they think. >> i don't see much progress here then. and i see, charlie gasperino, when all is said and done
completely impossible to say what, that an issue like fiscal policy won the election for mr. obama. that's just the most amazing nonsense i've ever heard in my life. but, also, the whole point of the fiscal cliff is it to reduce the deficit. now, you're going to say, we're going to add a deficit? in that case, let's leave taxes low, let's keep spending high, i mean, the whole idea is we've got to stop this out of control deficit, this out of control debt. what senator schumer is proposing is...
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obama, and now it is at the capitol. -- it was unveiled by mrs. obama. to attend the ceremony and see rt by a blackl a woman was transforming. and that could that have happened if president obama was not an office. tavis: it has been in news and a lot lately, but in the news a lot lately, the hazing incident where the band leader was killed. the president of the university has resigned, but even what america has heard about this story. you were once on the board of trustees? tell me what is happening there and how you feel about this beloved institution? >> first of all, they graduate and% of all african-americans in the country, more than the pac- 10 and ivy league put together. secondly, i am on search committee for the new band director. this institution is powerful. it was named the no. one school in america by a "time" and " princeton review" back in 1987. it is unfortunate we had this institute, but the florida a&m band has been employing many years. we are not throwing away that institution because of this tragic incident. penn state did not stop
obama, and now it is at the capitol. -- it was unveiled by mrs. obama. to attend the ceremony and see rt by a blackl a woman was transforming. and that could that have happened if president obama was not an office. tavis: it has been in news and a lot lately, but in the news a lot lately, the hazing incident where the band leader was killed. the president of the university has resigned, but even what america has heard about this story. you were once on the board of trustees? tell me what is...
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president, mr. obama pledged that the u.s. will be friends with any nation that respects its people's rights and international law. nbc political director and chief white house correspondent chuck todd is traveling with the president. chuck, good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning, veronica. the president was only here on the ground for 12 hours, the first american president to visit myanmar, the country formerly known as burma. he was greeted by a sea of locals. some of it was spontaneous, some very organized. school-aged children in school uniforms waved the american flag and the myanmar flag. the president met with the official leadership here, played tourist, visiting a famous buddhist attraction here, a 2,000-year-old temple. he also went to aung san suu kyi's house, democracy activist who was under house arrest here in this country for years. the president went to her house, had a few words with her. but the centerpiece of his visit was a speech at yangon university where he laid out the case for why he's here, wh
president, mr. obama pledged that the u.s. will be friends with any nation that respects its people's rights and international law. nbc political director and chief white house correspondent chuck todd is traveling with the president. chuck, good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning, veronica. the president was only here on the ground for 12 hours, the first american president to visit myanmar, the country formerly known as burma. he was greeted by a sea of locals. some of it was...